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ITC report calls on the UK Government to prioritise aviation industry post Brexit
Think tank the Independent Transport Commission (ITC) has called for the UK's aviation industry to be a priority for Government thinking in regards to any post-Brexit world.The ITC-commissioned report – ‘The Strategic Challenges Facing UK Aviation: Assessing the future of UK air connectivity’ – was written by a former Bank ...
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Flexport signs up for CHAMP’s Traxon CargoHUB
Flexport, the San Francisco-based freight forwarder that also offers a web-based app to provide customers with real-time visibility of their shipments’ progress, has integrated its systems with the CHAMP messaging platform Traxon cargoHUB, as well as with the latter’s Premium Tracking service.As part of that process of switch-over, it has ...
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American Airlines Cargo ensures the band plays on
American Airlines Cargo has handled a particularly interesting shipment: flying the musical instruments of the French Orchestre Nationale du Capitole to and from Latin America.The Toulouse-based Orchestre Nationale du Capitole was on a three-city tour of Latin America, taking in Buenos Aires in Argentina, Quito in Ecuador and Sao Paulo ...
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Uptick in Latin American cargo traffic
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) has reported that its member airlines flew 439.6m freight tonne-kilometres (FTKs) in October, up by 0.7% over the same month of 2016.At 130.9m FTKs, intra-Latin American cargo traffic was down by 2.2% year-on-year, but at 308.8m FTKs extra-Latin American freight traffic ...
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UK – China accord to boost flight connectivity
UK transport secretary Chris Grayling has revealed the details of a new deal between the UK and China that allows for a 50% boost in the number of passenger flights between the two nations.It builds on successful discussions held in October 2016 that saw limits on passenger flights between the ...
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MAG reports on strong first-half results
UK airport operator Manchester Airports Group (MAG) today released its interim unaudited half-year results covering the period April 1 to September 30.Contributing to continued strong growth in the group’s revenue and profit, MAG’s cargo volumes enjoyed what MAG described as a “sustained period of growth”, with volumes rising by 4.4% ...
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Air Canada steps up freight capacity to Central and Southern America
Air Canada Cargo is increasing its freight capacity to and from key destinations in Mexico and South America as a result of changes in parent carrier Air Canada’s operations to the region.On December 7, its Bogota connection increased in frequency from four to five flights a week.Meanwhile, its So Paulo ...
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BIFA welcomes latest movement on Brexit discussions
Earlier today (8 December), it was confirmed that what appeared to be real progress on Brexit negotiations had been reached in ongoing talks between the EU and the British Government.Britain has agreed to pay up to £39bn in what has been described as its “divorce bill”, while compromise was reached ...
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Panalpina looks back on ‘exceptional year’ for airfreight
Basel, Switzerland-headquartered supply chain services provider Panalpina has described 2017 as having been “an exceptional year for air freight”.The market has, it said, “developed a new dynamic characterised by tight transport capacity and sustained high freight rates”.A statement continued: “Summer was anything but the usual calm and Panalpina’s early prediction ...
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Dirk Reich confirmed as member of SkyCell board
Dirk Reich has been elected to the board of Switzerland-based SkyCell, a provider of temperature-controlled containers.He has previously served as chief executive of Cargolux Airlines International and been on the management board of global supply chain services specialist Kuehne + Nagel (K+N).In 2016, he founded R+R International Aviation AG, which ...
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KLM launches Shipping Blue global package delivery product for SMEs
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has launched a small package delivery service for its BlueBiz customers.Shipping Blue is described by the carrier as a new worldwide package delivery service developed specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).All members of the Air France KLM’s BlueBiz loyalty programme are now able to ship ...
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Toronto Pearson reveals new routes for summer 2018
Canada’s Toronto Pearson International Airport has confirmed that the summer 2018 schedule through the gateway will see the addition of a number of new long-haul routes.The airport will welcome several new airlines to its runways, as well as expanded service from existing carriers and more frequent flights on some high ...
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United Cargo still on the up
United Cargo has continued to report some very positive airfreight volume figures in its latest monthly report, which covers operational performance in November.The US carrier flew more than 300m cargo ton-miles in November, up by 16.8% on the same month of 2016.That year-on-year increase was only slightly down on the ...
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Air cargo set for another solid year in 2018
Air cargo is expected to have another "solid" year in 2018, although growth is expected to slow and there are some potential challenges ahead.Speaking at the IATA Cargo Media Day in Geneva, the airline association’s chief economist Brian Pearce said he expected e-commerce and inventory restocking to drive “good growth” ...
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CNS and PayCargo collaborate on new US import online payment platform
Cargo Network Services Corp (CNS), an IATA subsidiary, and US-based PayCargo have joined forces to offer the PayCargo-CNS System, a new US import payment option.CNS offers a range of business offerings designed to meet the requirements of the US air cargo industry (it operates CASS-USA, the US airfreight industry’s first ...
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ACI statistics reveal solid October performance
Airports Council International (ACI) Europe, the trade body representing the Continent’s air gateways, has released its air traffic report for October, revealing that airfreight traffic across the European airport network averaged year-on-year growth of 6.2% in the month.Airports located in EU nations averaged 5.3% year-on-year airfreight traffic growth in October, ...
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New airside perishables centre planned for Heathrow
A new chilled airside perishables centre is set to open at Heathrow Airport on Sandringham Road next year.The new centre is being developed by Matthew Rye and Gav Singh of Airport Perishables Handling (APH) and operations at the 25,000sq ft facility are expected to begin in the second quarter of ...
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NewsEirtech goes flat out for bellyhold cargo loading
Eirtech Aviation Services' flat cargo floor system is to be installed on an Airbus A319 aircraft for the first time.The Ireland-based company's cover panels, which fit over the existing cargo loading system (forward and aft), provide a flat cargo floor on which cargo and passenger baggage can be easily and ...
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VIDEO: Turkish Airlines' first B777 freighter enters the fleet
Turkish Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777 freighter, with another on order.“The delivery of our first 777 freighter is a milestone event in our cargo business,” said M. İlker Aycı, chairman of the board and the executive committee of Turkish Airlines.He continued: “Turkish Cargo increased its freighter ...
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Freight marketplace to include multimodal carbon calculator
The Freightos online marketplace is offering free tools to allow users to select the greenest mode of transport.It incorporates the calculations into freight quote options, for example showing that a 200kg consignment from Shanghai to London will produce 1.1 tonnes of CO2 by air but only 0.02 tonnes (20kg) of ...